NCT03589703View on ClinicalTrials.gov

Management of Chronic Low Back Pain in Older Adults Using Auricular Point Acupressure

NACompletedINTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment

272

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

March 1, 2019

Primary Completion Date

December 6, 2022

Study Completion Date

January 1, 2023

Conditions
Chronic Low Back Pain
Interventions
OTHER

Target ear points related to chronic low back pain (T-APA)

Light touch using vaccaria seeds on specific points of the ear.

OTHER

Non-Target ear Points not related to chronic low back pain (NT-APA)

Light touch using vaccaria seeds on different points of the ear (compared to the APA group).

OTHER

Enhanced Educational Control Group (CG-2)

No contact with the subject. Participants in the enhanced educational control group will be given the cLBP educational booklet.

Trial Locations (2)

21205

Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore

77030

The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston

All Listed Sponsors
collaborator

National Institute on Aging (NIA)

NIH

collaborator

Johns Hopkins University

OTHER

lead

The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston

OTHER

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